49.349 Grapholita internana (White-underwing Piercer)
ws: 9-12mm; Apr-Jun; gorse (Ulex europaeus); local on heath and moor throughout GB
Synonyms: Cydia internana (BTM), Euspila internana (Pierce & Metcalfe)
Synonyms: Cydia internana (BTM), Euspila internana (Pierce & Metcalfe)
Grapholita internana §1 male
ID: SImilar to G.pallifrontana but the black line bordering the termen is interrupted by a small white patch in G.internana, uninterrupted in G.pallifrontana. The male hindwing is white in G.internana, fuscous in G.pallifrontana (and in the female of both species)
§1 New Forest, Hampshire; 28/05/2010; male; fw 4.6mm
§2 Fouldon Common, Norfolk; 15/05/2015; male; fw 5.1mm; netted by day
§3 Warton Crags, Lancashire; 18/05/2021; male; fw 4.7mm; netted by day
§4 Knipe Moor, Cumbria; 17/05/2022; female; fw 5.0mm; netted by day
§5 Knipe Moor, Cumbria; 17/05/2022; male; netted by day
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Fouldon Common, Norfolk; 15/05/2015; male; fw 5.1mm; netted by day
§3 Warton Crags, Lancashire; 18/05/2021; male; fw 4.7mm; netted by day
§4 Knipe Moor, Cumbria; 17/05/2022; female; fw 5.0mm; netted by day
§5 Knipe Moor, Cumbria; 17/05/2022; male; netted by day
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 05/02/2013 (§1) | §2 added 01/12/2015 | §3 added 05/06/2021 | §4&5 added 30/08/2022
